1. Tim Hecker is a Canadian electronic musician, producer, composer, and sound artist.
18 Facts About Tim Hecker
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Tim Hecker's work, spanning albums such as Harmony in Ultraviolet, Ravedeath, 1972 and Virgins, has been widely critically acclaimed.
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Tim Hecker has released eleven albums and a number of EPs in addition to a number of film scores and collaborations with artists such as Arca, Ben Frost, Johann Johannsson, Daniel Lopatin, and Aidan Baker.
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Tim Hecker moved to Montreal, Quebec in 1998 to study at Concordia University and explore his artistic interests further.
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Tim Hecker initially performed internationally as a DJ and techno producer under the name Jetone, releasing three albums under the moniker.
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In 2001, Tim Hecker released the album Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again, under his own name through the label Alien8.
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Tim Hecker subsequently incorporated the use of pipe organ sounds which were digitally processed and distorted.
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In 2012, Tim Hecker collaborated with Daniel Lopatin on an improvisatory project which became Instrumental Tourist.
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In February 2016, it was announced that Tim Hecker had joined 4AD while Love Streams was released in April of that year.
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Tim Hecker has contributed remixes to other artists, including Ellen Allien, John Cale, Isis, and Interpol.
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Tim Hecker pursued a professional career outside music and worked as a policy analyst for the Canadian Government in the early 2000s.
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Tim Hecker has worked there as a lecturer in sound culture in the Art History and Communications department.
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Tim Hecker occasionally makes sound installations and has collaborated with visual artists such as Stan Douglas and Charles Stankievech.
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Tim Hecker composed the score for Damien Jalet's performance piece Planet [wanderer].
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Tim Hecker composed the score for 2016's The Free World, selected to be shown in the US Dramatic Competition section at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
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Tim Hecker composed the score for BBC Two drama series The North Water directed by Andrew Haigh and based on Ian McGuire's novel of the same name.
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Tim Hecker composed the score for the Austrian drama and horror film Luzifer, which won the Best Actor Award for Franz Rogowski at Fantastic Fest in 2021 and Best Actress Award for Susanne Jensen and Best Actor Award for Franz Rogowski at the 2021 Sitges Film Festival.
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Tim Hecker composed the score for Infinity Pool, the 2023 film by Canadian director Brandon Cronenberg, starring Alexander Skarsgard and Mia Goth, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.